Library Media Services - Upside Down in the MIddle of Nowhere

Upside Down in the Middle of Nowhere, by Julie T. Lamana is one of those luminous Young Adult reads that librarians should be leading their students toward. It’s a “problem novel,” but the problem is not the typical problem in a YA novel, it's Hurricane Katrina and it is about to hit land in New Orleans right on Armani's 10th birthday.

This story will place it's readers in the midst of a family losing everything they love, everything they know and take for granted, and everything they need to do to pull their lives back together.   Follow Armani as she takes on the roel of an adult the day of her 10th birthday, watching as her father, brother and brand new puppy fall off the roof of their home during the floods, just after the loss of her "MeeMaw", who's body remains in the attic of their home. This story promises to take you on a journey that many families faced in reality during the times of Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans, Louisiana.   

This book is a great read for anyone 4th grade and up.  

To check this book out on the GRPS Overdrive digital library simply go to http://grps.lib.overdrive.com, login using your GRPS computer username and password and search for this title.